The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Obesity in Firefighters

Table 1

Participant descriptive characteristics (mean  ±  SD).

Characteristic	BMI < 30	BMI ≥ 30	𝑃 value
	(𝑛=56)	(𝑛=60)
Age (yr)	44.4±7.6	42.7±7.4	0.214
Height (m)	1.758±0.064	1.767±0.067	0.458
Weight (kg)	84.5±7.5	106.2±13.1	<0.001
BMI (kg⋅m^−2)	27.3±1.8	34.0±3.4	<0.001
Body fat^† (%)	18.5±4.4	24.4±3.8	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	94.1±6.4	110.7±8.8	<0.001
Resting heart rate (b⋅min^−1)	66±10	69±10	0.147
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	131±12	135±12	0.043
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	84±8	86±8	0.279

BMI: body mass index; ^†determined using 3-site skinfold measurement and the Siri equation [41].